POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO NEED HELP!!!!!!

[blindtothagame]

I brought a video card a few days ago it was a radeon
9700 pro the thing was the 1st one was damage the manager went in the back and came out with another card the color of the heat sink was different .He took the new 1 out the box in the back,how do i go about finding out if the card i have is a 9700pro not just the regular 9700????????
in windows properties it just shows up as a radeon 9700 series it doesnt say pro........
sandra 2003 has it listed the same how do i go about finding out if it's truly a 9700pro my card the box said its powered by ATI RADEON 9700 PRO "POWERCOLOR is the company that makes my card are they good"

 

[zodder]

Download and install Powerstrip. Powerstrip will show you what the default speeds are of your card. 325/300 = Pro, 275/270 = NP. I've found that with Powercolor cards, it's probably going to be somewhere inbetween. For some reason they seem to clock their cards at whatever speeds they feel like it.

 

[blindtothagame]

thanks i did dl powerstrip
the default speeds are
engine clock 297.00 mhz
memory clock:263.25
whats the max a pro card can go???

 

[filmore crashcart]

That is the PowerColor 9700 "pro" OEM. It is NOT a pro card and should not be sold as a pro.
Who did you get it from? If they sold it to you as a pro card, and if you really want a pro card, send it back and tell them to try their tricks elsewhere.

 

[blindtothagame]

my specs are memory 263/engine 297mhz
i tried to use powerstrip to change memory 300mhz/engine 325 mhz
pc shut down n rebooted back to :263/297..
did i get beat???????
i brought the card on feb18 today they are close i hope i dont have a problem gettin my money back on monday..............

 

[filmore crashcart]

Look at your ram. If you have Infineon 3.6 or Hylinks(? - something like that) than you did not get a pro card. The PowerColor OEM clocks at that very speed and I doubt your going to get pro speeds out of it. Who was the company that sold you this card?

 

[blindtothagame]

FTI=FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL,INC
57 WATERMILL LANE,GREAT NECK NY 11021
TEL:5164662370
WWW.FTICOMPUTER.COM
I SAW THEM ON PRICEWATCH.COM
THEY SOLD ME THE CARD FOR $295
I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A GREAT PRICE
BUT I COULD O/C MY PC HIGHER AND MORE STABLE W/ ATI 8500LE.........
WHATS WRONG WITH THAT PICTURE
IM GETTIN RDY TO FLIP OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nick1985]

very intersting thread

 

[blindtothagame]

it says i had to look very hard i think its a (1) or (3) then it says infineon ddr sgram then it has some no#'s this is the best i could make out:hyb2501283223c-33..
then a few letters i didnt even write down..........

 

[filmore crashcart]

I got that card for $275 from Googlegear..... thought I was getting a really good deal on a "pro" card. The link for the card specs pointed right to the retail card that does have the correct pro clock speeds. When I got the card, dl'd PowerStrip, and found that I the clock speeds you described. I emailed PowerColor who wrote back that it was a 9700 pro spec card but with weaker ram. It was their "Lite Pro". Googlegear refunded me for the card without charging a restock fee. Immediately, Googlegear start plastering their product page with a description of the core speed at 300 (not quite, it's 297 but close enough) but still linked to the wrong product specs so people thought they were actually getting a pro card. I went to NewEgg and got a refurbed Saphire 9700 pro that works great.

 

[blindtothagame]

filmore crashcart
i see you have the 9700pro
whats your clock speeds?????????????????

 

[filmore crashcart]

yeah, mine had the infineon ram. My current 9700 pro with 310/325 clock speeds has Samsung.

 

[blindtothagame]

you had the powercolor toooooooo???????
they did the same thing to you to and if so how did you get your money back without going to jail????????????

 

[filmore crashcart]

FTI, huh? When I did a little investigating on PriceWatch to see who was selling this "Lite Pro" and was being honest about it's clock speeds, they were one company that didn't even try to give a hint as to the true nature of the ram.
They don't have that great of a reseller rating from what I see.

 

[TheBDB]

Wow, Powercolor seems pretty shady. I just got my Powercolor 9700 non Pro yesterday, and Powerstrip says it has a engine clock of 324 MHz and a memory clock of 297 MHz. That's higher than it is supposed to be.

 

[filmore crashcart]

Get my money back with out going to jail!!?? No man, no video card is worth going to jail over. I confronted Googlegear about the bit of deception they played with the product link and they gave me full refund. I don't know what kind of luck you'll have with FTI but they should be called to the mat for selling this as a "pro" card.

 

[blindtothagame]

I WILL GET MY MONEY BACK OR ITS GOING TO BE SOME KIND OF PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!
IM NOT GOING OUT LIKE THAT
DAM PEPS FROM CHINA YOU KNOW WHO IM TALKIN ABOUT
SCUB BAGS!!!!!!!!!!

 

[blindtothagame]

THEBDB BE GLAD YOU GOT A PRO FOR NON PRO PRICE U LUCKY
I GOT A NON PRO FOR PRO PRICE
LET'S SWITCH LOL?>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: blindtothagame
THEBDB BE GLAD YOU GOT A PRO FOR NON PRO PRICE U LUCKY
I GOT A NON PRO FOR PRO PRICE
LET'S SWITCH LOL?>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'll consider it if you stop typing in all caps!!

 

[blindtothagame]

im sry
just a bad habit............

 

[blindtothagame]

thanks zodder you help me a great deal..
i went back to the store today and the manager gave me my money back without a problem
i then went and brought the HERCULES 9700PRO...
I think im in love!!!!!!!!!!